Sputnik Mania

David Hoffman
2007-06-01


7
92 min

Fifty years ago, at the height of the Cold War, the USSR launched Sputnik, the first satellite to orbit the earth, bringing America to its knees in awe - then fear. Initially thrilling as a marvel of science, Sputnik was soon viewed by America a weapon of mass destruction.

Cast

Name Character Team
Liev Schreiber Narrator Zac E. Chan
Walt Disney Self (archive footage) Unowned
Dwight D. Eisenhower Self (archive footage) Unowned
Mamie Eisenhower Self (archive footage) Unowned
Adolf Hitler Self (archive footage) Unowned
Lyndon B. Johnson Self (archive footage) Unowned
Mao Zedong Self (archive footage) Unowned
Henry Kissinger Self (archive footage) Unowned
Nikita Khrushchev Self (archive footage) Unowned
Hubert H. Humphrey Self (archive footage) Unowned
Ronald Reagan Self (archive footage) Unowned
Joseph Stalin Self (archive footage) Unowned
James Doolittle Self (archive footage) Unowned